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Deaths In July 2018
The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2018. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. July 2018 1 *Armando, 88, Dutch artist. * Bruce Baker, 72, American geneticist. *Amos Cardarelli, 86, Italian footballer (Roma, Internazionale, national team). * Roy Carr, 73, British music journalist ('' NME'', '' Vox''), heart attack. * François Corbier, 73, French songwriter and television presenter, cancer. * Bozhidar Dimitrov, 72, Bulgarian historian, heart attack. * Brad Dye, 84, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi (1980–1992). *Ayanna Dyette, 32, Trinidadian volleyball player, cervical cancer. *Dick Feagler, 79, American journalist ('' The Plain Dealer''), playwright, and television personality ( WKYC, WEWS). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando (artist)
: ''For the online writer/blogger, see Daily Kos.'' Armando (18 September 1929 – 1 July 2018), born Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd, was a Dutch painter, sculptor and writer. Biography Armando was born in Amsterdam, and as child moved to Amersfoort. There he saw, during the German occupation of the Netherlands, how the Nazis set up a "transition camp" for prisoners who were to be sent to concentration camps. The suffering of the victims and the cruelty of the Nazi camp guards, so near his home, influenced him for the rest of his life. After the liberation (1945), he studied art history at the University of Amsterdam. His first solo exhibition was at the Galerie Le Canard, Amsterdam, in 1954. At this time he also started to write poetry. He was influenced by the CoBrA art group, and made abstract drawings—with his left hand, in the dark. He was also influenced by Jean Dubuffet and Jean Fautrier, producing thickly impastoed paintings. In 1958 he was one of the founding members o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
